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| Table 375. | College enrollment and labor force status of 2004, 2005, and 2006 high school completers, by sex and race/ethnicity: 2004, 2005, and 2006 |
| Selected characteristic | Civilian noninstitutional population | Percentage distribution of population | Civilian labor force1 | Not in labor force (in thousands) |
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| Number (in thousands) |
Percent | Percent of high school completers |
Employed | Unemployed | Not in labor force |
Number (in thousands) |
Labor force participation rate | Employed | Unemployed | |||||||||||||||
| Number (in thousands) |
Number (in thousands) |
Unemployment rate | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 2004 high school completers2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,752 | (109.2) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 46.6 | (1.67) | 9.1 | (0.97) | 44.3 | (1.28) | 1,533 | (68.3) | 55.7 | (1.66) | 1,282 | (62.5) | 251 | (27.9) | 16.4 | (1.66) | 1,219 | (47.1) |
| Male | 1,327 | (76.0) | 48.2 | (2.06) | 48.2 | (2.06) | 48.6 | (2.36) | 9.0 | (1.35) | 42.4 | (2.34) | 764 | (47.4) | 57.6 | (2.34) | 645 | (43.6) | 119 | (18.8) | 15.6 | (2.26) | 562 | (40.7) |
| Female | 1,425 | (78.4) | 51.8 | (2.06) | 51.8 | (2.06) | 44.6 | (2.20) | 9.3 | (1.28) | 46.1 | (2.20) | 768 | (46.0) | 53.9 | (2.20) | 636 | (41.9) | 132 | (19.1) | 17.2 | (2.27) | 657 | (42.6) |
| White | 1,854 | (90.1) | 67.4 | (1.93) | 67.4 | (1.93) | 50.0 | (2.03) | 8.5 | (1.14) | 41.5 | (1.55) | 1,085 | (57.5) | 58.5 | (2.00) | 927 | (53.2) | 158 | (22.1) | 14.5 | (1.88) | 769 | (37.5) |
| Black | 398 | (49.7) | 14.5 | (1.74) | 14.5 | (1.74) | 36.0 | (4.47) | 11.4 | (2.96) | 52.8 | (4.65) | 188 | (25.4) | 47.2 | (4.65) | 143 | (22.1) | 45 | (12.5) | 24.1 | (5.80) | 210 | (26.8) |
| Hispanic | 286 | (55.7) | 10.4 | (1.96) | 10.4 | (1.96) | 45.3 | (5.47) | 8.2 | (3.01) | 46.5 | (5.48) | 153 | (22.9) | 53.5 | (5.48) | 129 | (21.1) | 23 | (9.0) | 15.3 | (5.42) | 133 | (21.4) |
| Enrolled in college, 2004 | 1,835 | (60.9) | 100.0 | (†) | 66.7 | (1.31) | 38.8 | (1.99) | 5.9 | (0.97) | 55.2 | (1.57) | 821 | (50.1) | 44.8 | (2.03) | 712 | (46.7) | 109 | (18.4) | 13.3 | (2.08) | 1,013 | (43.0) |
| Male | 815 | (40.7) | 44.4 | (1.69) | 29.6 | (1.27) | 35.9 | (2.90) | 6.6 | (1.50) | 57.4 | (2.99) | 347 | (32.0) | 42.6 | (2.99) | 293 | (29.5) | 54 | (12.7) | 15.6 | (3.35) | 468 | (37.2) |
| Female | 1,020 | (45.3) | 55.6 | (1.69) | 37.1 | (1.34) | 41.1 | (2.57) | 5.4 | (1.18) | 53.4 | (2.61) | 475 | (36.3) | 46.6 | (2.61) | 420 | (34.1) | 55 | (12.4) | 11.6 | (2.45) | 545 | (38.8) |
| 2-year | 618 | (36.0) | 33.7 | (1.61) | 22.5 | (1.16) | 51.9 | (3.52) | 9.2 | (2.05) | 38.8 | (2.65) | 378 | (34.0) | 61.1 | (3.44) | 321 | (31.4) | 57 | (13.3) | 15.0 | (3.23) | 240 | (21.0) |
| 4-year | 1,217 | (50.1) | 66.3 | (1.61) | 44.2 | (1.38) | 32.2 | (2.35) | 4.3 | (1.02) | 63.5 | (1.87) | 444 | (36.9) | 36.5 | (2.42) | 392 | (34.6) | 52 | (12.7) | 11.8 | (2.70) | 773 | (37.6) |
| Full-time students | 1,711 | (58.9) | 93.2 | (0.86) | 62.2 | (1.35) | 36.5 | (2.04) | 5.6 | (0.97) | 57.9 | (1.62) | 720 | (46.9) | 42.1 | (2.09) | 624 | (43.7) | 95 | (17.1) | 13.3 | (2.23) | 991 | (42.5) |
| Part-time students | 124 | (16.2) | 6.8 | (0.86) | 4.5 | (0.58) | 71.3 | (7.12) | 11.3 | (5.00) | 17.7 | (4.64) | 102 | (17.7) | 82.4 | (6.00) | 88 | (16.4) | 14 | (6.6) | 13.5 | (5.96) | 22 | (6.3) |
| White | 1,276 | (51.0) | 69.5 | (1.57) | 46.4 | (1.39) | 42.2 | (2.42) | 6.2 | (1.18) | 51.6 | (1.89) | 617 | (43.4) | 48.4 | (2.45) | 539 | (40.6) | 79 | (15.6) | 12.7 | (2.36) | 659 | (34.7) |
| Black | 249 | (23.9) | 13.5 | (1.24) | 9.0 | (0.85) | 28.7 | (5.33) | 6.8 | (2.97) | 64.5 | (5.64) | 88 | (17.4) | 35.5 | (5.64) | 71 | (15.7) | 17 | (7.6) | 19.2 | (7.80) | 160 | (23.5) |
| Hispanic | 177 | (21.7) | 9.6 | (1.14) | 6.4 | (0.77) | 37.8 | (6.78) | 4.2 | (2.80) | 58.0 | (6.90) | 74 | (16.0) | 42.0 | (6.90) | 67 | (15.2) | 7 | (5.1) | — | (†) | 103 | (18.8) |
| Not enrolled in college, 2004 | 918 | (43.7) | 100.0 | (†) | 33.4 | (1.31) | 62.1 | (2.80) | 15.5 | (2.10) | 22.4 | (1.86) | 711 | (46.6) | 77.5 | (2.42) | 569 | (41.7) | 142 | (21.0) | 20.0 | (2.64) | 206 | (19.4) |
| Male | 512 | (32.6) | 55.8 | (2.39) | 18.6 | (1.08) | 68.9 | (3.52) | 12.7 | (2.54) | 18.4 | (2.95) | 418 | (35.2) | 81.6 | (2.95) | 353 | (32.3) | 65 | (13.9) | 15.6 | (3.06) | 94 | (16.7) |
| Female | 406 | (29.1) | 44.2 | (2.39) | 14.8 | (0.99) | 53.5 | (4.13) | 19.0 | (3.25) | 27.6 | (3.70) | 294 | (28.6) | 72.4 | (3.70) | 217 | (24.5) | 77 | (14.6) | 26.2 | (4.28) | 112 | (17.6) |
| White | 578 | (34.7) | 63.0 | (2.33) | 21.0 | (1.13) | 67.2 | (3.42) | 13.6 | (2.51) | 19.1 | (2.21) | 468 | (37.8) | 80.9 | (2.87) | 389 | (34.5) | 79 | (15.6) | 16.9 | (3.05) | 111 | (14.2) |
| Black | 149 | (18.7) | 16.2 | (1.89) | 5.4 | (0.67) | 47.9 | (7.60) | 19.0 | (5.97) | 33.1 | (7.16) | 100 | (18.5) | 66.9 | (7.16) | 71 | (15.7) | 28 | (9.9) | 28.4 | (8.39) | 49 | (13.0) |
| Hispanic | 109 | (17.2) | 11.9 | (1.77) | 4.0 | (0.62) | 57.3 | (8.80) | 14.7 | (6.30) | 27.9 | (7.98) | 79 | (16.5) | 72.1 | (7.98) | 63 | (14.7) | 16 | (7.4) | 20.4 | (8.45) | 31 | (10.3) |
| 2005 high school completers2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,675 | (107.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 49.3 | (1.69) | 7.8 | (0.91) | 42.8 | (1.30) | 1,529 | (68.2) | 57.2 | (1.68) | 1,320 | (63.4) | 209 | (25.4) | 13.7 | (1.55) | 1,146 | (45.7) |
| Male | 1,262 | (74.2) | 47.2 | (2.09) | 47.2 | (2.09) | 51.7 | (2.42) | 7.8 | (1.30) | 40.5 | (2.38) | 751 | (47.0) | 59.5 | (2.38) | 652 | (43.9) | 99 | (17.1) | 13.1 | (2.12) | 511 | (38.9) |
| Female | 1,414 | (78.2) | 52.9 | (2.09) | 52.9 | (2.09) | 47.2 | (2.21) | 7.8 | (1.19) | 44.9 | (2.21) | 778 | (46.3) | 55.0 | (2.21) | 668 | (42.9) | 110 | (17.5) | 14.2 | (2.09) | 635 | (41.9) |
| White | 1,799 | (88.9) | 67.3 | (1.96) | 67.3 | (1.96) | 51.7 | (2.06) | 6.0 | (0.98) | 42.3 | (1.58) | 1,037 | (56.3) | 57.7 | (2.04) | 930 | (53.3) | 107 | (18.2) | 10.3 | (1.66) | 762 | (37.3) |
| Black | 345 | (46.6) | 12.9 | (1.68) | 12.9 | (1.68) | 40.8 | (4.92) | 14.5 | (3.53) | 44.7 | (4.98) | 191 | (25.6) | 55.3 | (4.98) | 141 | (22.0) | 50 | (13.1) | 26.2 | (5.92) | 154 | (23.0) |
| Hispanic | 390 | (64.4) | 14.6 | (2.30) | 14.6 | (2.30) | 49.4 | (4.71) | 11.2 | (2.97) | 39.4 | (4.60) | 237 | (28.4) | 60.6 | (4.60) | 193 | (25.7) | 44 | (12.3) | 18.5 | (4.70) | 154 | (22.9) |
| Enrolled in college, 2005 | 1,834 | (60.9) | 100.0 | (†) | 68.6 | (1.31) | 43.4 | (2.03) | 4.0 | (0.80) | 52.6 | (1.58) | 869 | (51.5) | 47.4 | (2.04) | 795 | (49.3) | 73 | (15.0) | 8.4 | (1.66) | 965 | (42.0) |
| Male | 839 | (41.3) | 45.7 | (1.70) | 31.4 | (1.31) | 43.4 | (2.95) | 5.0 | (1.30) | 51.6 | (2.97) | 406 | (34.7) | 48.4 | (2.97) | 364 | (32.8) | 42 | (11.2) | 10.3 | (2.61) | 433 | (35.8) |
| Female | 995 | (44.8) | 54.3 | (1.70) | 37.2 | (1.36) | 43.3 | (2.62) | 3.1 | (0.92) | 53.6 | (2.64) | 463 | (35.8) | 46.5 | (2.64) | 431 | (34.5) | 31 | (9.3) | 6.8 | (1.95) | 533 | (38.4) |
| 2-year | 642 | (36.7) | 35.0 | (1.63) | 24.0 | (1.21) | 54.5 | (3.44) | 6.7 | (1.74) | 38.8 | (2.60) | 393 | (34.7) | 61.3 | (3.37) | 350 | (32.7) | 43 | (11.5) | 11.0 | (2.78) | 249 | (21.4) |
| 4-year | 1,192 | (49.6) | 65.0 | (1.63) | 44.6 | (1.40) | 37.4 | (2.46) | 2.5 | (0.80) | 60.2 | (1.92) | 475 | (38.1) | 39.9 | (2.48) | 445 | (36.9) | 30 | (9.6) | 6.3 | (1.96) | 717 | (36.2) |
| Full-time students | 1,672 | (58.3) | 91.2 | (0.97) | 62.5 | (1.37) | 40.4 | (2.10) | 3.9 | (0.83) | 55.7 | (1.64) | 741 | (47.6) | 44.3 | (2.13) | 676 | (45.5) | 65 | (14.2) | 8.7 | (1.82) | 931 | (41.2) |
| Part-time students | 162 | (18.5) | 8.8 | (0.97) | 6.1 | (0.67) | 73.8 | (6.05) | 4.9 | (3.00) | 21.0 | (4.33) | 128 | (19.8) | 79.0 | (5.60) | 120 | (19.2) | 8 | (5.0) | 6.6 | (3.85) | 34 | (7.9) |
| White | 1,317 | (51.7) | 71.8 | (1.53) | 49.2 | (1.41) | 45.3 | (2.40) | 3.7 | (0.91) | 51.1 | (1.87) | 644 | (44.4) | 48.9 | (2.41) | 596 | (42.7) | 48 | (12.2) | 7.5 | (1.82) | 672 | (35.1) |
| Black | 192 | (21.1) | 10.5 | (1.11) | 7.2 | (0.77) | 33.0 | (6.31) | 7.2 | (3.46) | 59.8 | (6.58) | 77 | (16.3) | 40.2 | (6.58) | 63 | (14.8) | 14 | (6.9) | 17.8 | (8.10) | 115 | (19.9) |
| Hispanic | 211 | (23.6) | 11.5 | (1.23) | 7.9 | (0.86) | 43.1 | (6.34) | 2.6 | (2.06) | 54.3 | (6.38) | 96 | (18.2) | 45.7 | (6.38) | 91 | (17.7) | 6 | (4.4) | 5.8 | (4.43) | 114 | (19.8) |
| Not enrolled in college, 2005 | 841 | (41.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 31.4 | (1.31) | 62.4 | (2.93) | 16.2 | (2.23) | 21.5 | (1.92) | 660 | (44.9) | 78.5 | (2.48) | 525 | (40.1) | 136 | (20.5) | 20.6 | (2.77) | 181 | (18.2) |
| Male | 423 | (29.7) | 50.3 | (2.52) | 15.8 | (1.03) | 68.2 | (3.90) | 13.5 | (2.86) | 18.4 | (3.25) | 345 | (32.0) | 81.6 | (3.25) | 288 | (29.2) | 57 | (13.0) | 16.4 | (3.44) | 78 | (15.2) |
| Female | 418 | (29.5) | 49.7 | (2.52) | 15.6 | (1.02) | 56.5 | (4.04) | 18.9 | (3.19) | 24.6 | (3.52) | 315 | (29.6) | 75.4 | (3.52) | 236 | (25.6) | 79 | (14.8) | 25.1 | (4.07) | 103 | (16.9) |
| White | 482 | (31.8) | 57.3 | (2.49) | 18.0 | (1.09) | 69.2 | (3.68) | 12.3 | (2.63) | 18.5 | (2.39) | 393 | (34.7) | 81.5 | (3.10) | 334 | (32.0) | 59 | (13.5) | 15.0 | (3.17) | 89 | (12.8) |
| Black | 153 | (18.9) | 18.2 | (2.06) | 5.7 | (0.70) | 50.6 | (7.52) | 23.8 | (6.40) | 25.7 | (6.57) | 114 | (19.8) | 74.3 | (6.57) | 77 | (16.3) | 36 | (11.2) | 32.0 | (8.14) | 39 | (11.6) |
| Hispanic | 179 | (21.9) | 21.3 | (2.34) | 6.7 | (0.80) | 56.9 | (6.87) | 21.3 | (5.68) | 21.8 | (5.73) | 140 | (21.9) | 78.2 | (5.73) | 102 | (18.7) | 38 | (11.5) | 27.3 | (6.99) | 39 | (11.6) |
| 2006 high school completers2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,692 | (108.2) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 46.2 | (1.68) | 9.0 | (0.97) | 44.8 | (1.30) | 1,484 | (67.2) | 55.2 | (1.68) | 1,244 | (61.6) | 241 | (27.3) | 16.2 | (1.68) | 1,207 | (46.9) |
| Male | 1,328 | (76.1) | 49.4 | (2.09) | 49.4 | (2.09) | 42.8 | (2.34) | 9.8 | (1.41) | 47.4 | (2.36) | 699 | (45.4) | 52.6 | (2.36) | 569 | (41.0) | 130 | (19.7) | 18.7 | (2.54) | 629 | (43.1) |
| Female | 1,363 | (76.9) | 50.6 | (2.09) | 50.6 | (2.09) | 49.5 | (2.26) | 8.1 | (1.23) | 42.4 | (2.23) | 785 | (46.5) | 57.6 | (2.23) | 675 | (43.2) | 111 | (17.5) | 14.1 | (2.07) | 578 | (40.0) |
| White | 1,805 | (88.3) | 67.1 | (1.96) | 67.1 | (1.96) | 49.6 | (2.06) | 8.2 | (1.14) | 42.2 | (1.57) | 1,044 | (56.4) | 57.8 | (2.04) | 896 | (52.3) | 149 | (21.4) | 14.2 | (1.90) | 761 | (37.3) |
| Black | 318 | (44.9) | 11.8 | (1.61) | 11.8 | (1.61) | 29.7 | (4.76) | 18.2 | (4.02) | 52.1 | (5.21) | 153 | (22.9) | 47.9 | (5.21) | 95 | (18.0) | 58 | (14.1) | 38.0 | (7.31) | 166 | (23.8) |
| Hispanic | 382 | (63.9) | 14.2 | (2.27) | 14.2 | (2.27) | 48.9 | (4.75) | 7.8 | (2.55) | 43.3 | (4.71) | 217 | (27.2) | 56.7 | (4.71) | 187 | (25.3) | 30 | (10.1) | 13.8 | (4.35) | 166 | (23.8) |
| Enrolled in college, 2006 | 1,776 | (60.0) | 100.0 | (†) | 66.0 | (1.33) | 40.5 | (2.04) | 3.8 | (0.80) | 55.8 | (1.60) | 786 | (49.0) | 44.2 | (2.06) | 718 | (46.9) | 67 | (14.4) | 8.6 | (1.76) | 990 | (42.5) |
| Male | 875 | (42.1) | 49.2 | (1.73) | 32.5 | (1.32) | 35.1 | (2.78) | 3.8 | (1.11) | 61.1 | (2.84) | 340 | (31.7) | 38.9 | (2.84) | 307 | (30.2) | 33 | (9.9) | 9.7 | (2.76) | 535 | (39.7) |
| Female | 901 | (42.7) | 50.8 | (1.73) | 33.5 | (1.33) | 45.7 | (2.77) | 3.8 | (1.06) | 50.5 | (2.78) | 446 | (35.1) | 49.5 | (2.78) | 411 | (33.8) | 34 | (9.8) | 7.7 | (2.11) | 456 | (35.5) |
| 2-year | 665 | (37.3) | 37.4 | (1.68) | 24.7 | (1.21) | 52.5 | (3.39) | 6.9 | (1.73) | 40.6 | (2.58) | 395 | (34.8) | 59.4 | (3.34) | 349 | (32.7) | 46 | (11.9) | 11.6 | (2.84) | 270 | (22.2) |
| 4-year | 1,111 | (47.9) | 62.6 | (1.68) | 41.3 | (1.39) | 33.2 | (2.48) | 1.9 | (0.73) | 64.8 | (1.94) | 391 | (34.6) | 35.2 | (2.51) | 369 | (33.6) | 21 | (8.1) | 5.5 | (2.03) | 720 | (36.3) |
| Full-time students | 1,639 | (57.8) | 92.3 | (0.93) | 60.9 | (1.37) | 37.9 | (2.10) | 3.2 | (0.77) | 58.8 | (1.65) | 675 | (45.4) | 41.2 | (2.13) | 622 | (43.6) | 53 | (12.8) | 7.9 | (1.82) | 964 | (41.9) |
| Part-time students | 137 | (17.1) | 7.7 | (0.93) | 5.1 | (0.62) | 70.4 | (6.82) | 10.3 | (4.57) | 19.3 | (4.56) | 111 | (18.4) | 80.7 | (5.89) | 97 | (17.2) | 14 | (6.6) | 12.8 | (5.58) | 26 | (7.0) |
| White | 1,237 | (49.9) | 69.6 | (1.59) | 46.0 | (1.40) | 43.4 | (2.47) | 2.9 | (0.84) | 53.7 | (1.92) | 573 | (41.9) | 46.3 | (2.48) | 536 | (40.5) | 36 | (10.6) | 6.3 | (1.79) | 664 | (34.8) |
| Black | 177 | (20.3) | 9.9 | (1.10) | 6.6 | (0.74) | 27.6 | (6.25) | 9.9 | (4.19) | 62.5 | (6.77) | 66 | (15.1) | 37.5 | (6.77) | 49 | (13.0) | 18 | (7.8) | ‡ | (†) | 110 | (19.5) |
| Hispanic | 222 | (24.2) | 12.5 | (1.30) | 8.2 | (0.88) | 40.6 | (6.13) | 4.5 | (2.59) | 54.9 | (6.21) | 100 | (18.6) | 45.1 | (6.21) | 90 | (17.6) | 10 | (5.9) | 10.0 | (5.57) | 122 | (20.4) |
| Not enrolled in college, 2006 | 916 | (43.6) | 100.0 | (†) | 34.0 | (1.33) | 57.3 | (2.86) | 19.0 | (2.28) | 23.7 | (1.90) | 699 | (46.2) | 76.3 | (2.46) | 525 | (40.1) | 174 | (23.2) | 24.9 | (2.88) | 217 | (19.9) |
| Male | 454 | (30.7) | 49.6 | (2.41) | 16.9 | (1.05) | 57.7 | (4.00) | 21.5 | (3.32) | 20.9 | (3.29) | 359 | (32.6) | 79.1 | (3.29) | 262 | (27.8) | 98 | (17.0) | 27.2 | (4.04) | 95 | (16.8) |
| Female | 462 | (31.0) | 50.4 | (2.41) | 17.2 | (1.06) | 57.0 | (3.84) | 16.5 | (2.88) | 26.5 | (3.42) | 340 | (30.7) | 73.5 | (3.42) | 263 | (27.0) | 76 | (14.6) | 22.4 | (3.78) | 122 | (18.4) |
| White | 568 | (34.4) | 62.1 | (2.34) | 21.1 | (1.15) | 63.2 | (3.54) | 19.8 | (2.94) | 17.0 | (2.14) | 472 | (38.0) | 83.0 | (2.76) | 359 | (33.2) | 112 | (18.6) | 23.8 | (3.45) | 97 | (13.3) |
| Black | 142 | (18.2) | 15.5 | (1.86) | 5.3 | (0.67) | 32.4 | (7.31) | 28.6 | (7.06) | 39.1 | (7.62) | 86 | (17.2) | 60.9 | (7.62) | 46 | (12.6) | 40 | (11.8) | 46.9 | (9.99) | 55 | (13.8) |
| Hispanic | 161 | (20.7) | 17.6 | (2.08) | 6.0 | (0.76) | 60.2 | (7.17) | 12.4 | (4.82) | 27.4 | (6.54) | 117 | (20.0) | 72.6 | (6.54) | 97 | (18.3) | 20 | (8.3) | 17.0 | (6.47) | 44 | (12.3) |
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— Not available. † Not applicable. ‡ Reporting standards not met. 1 The labor force includes all employed persons plus those seeking employment. The labor force participation rate is the percentage of persons either employed or seeking employment. The unemployment rate is the percentage of persons in the labor force who are seeking employment. 2 Includes 16- to 24-year-olds who completed high school between October of the previous year and October of the given year. NOTE: Enrollment data are for October of given year. Data are based on sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutional population. Percentages are only shown when the base is 75,000 or greater. Even though the standard errors are large, smaller estimates are shown to permit users to combine categories in various ways. Totals include race categories not separately shown. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October 2004, 2005, and 2006. (This table was prepared August 2007.) |
